Harlemworld
dal 27/1/2004 al 4/4/2004
Segnalato da
27/1/2004
Harlemworld
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York
Metropolis as Metaphor. This exhibition will examine Harlem as a changing landscape. For over two centuries, the communities and histories of Harlem have evolved in a variety of ways. For Harlemworld, The Studio Museum will invite over a dozen of today's most compelling black architects to present ideas and proposals for multiple sites around Harlem. These practitioners will contemplate Harlem as a cultural, architectural, territorial, psychological, historic, and economic site.
Metropolis as Metaphor
Organized by Thelma Golden, this exhibition will examine Harlem as a changing landscape. For over two centuries, the communities and histories of Harlem have evolved in a variety of ways. For Harlemworld, The Studio Museum will invite over a dozen of today's most compelling black architects to present ideas and proposals for multiple sites around Harlem. These practitioners will contemplate Harlem as a cultural, architectural, territorial, psychological, historic, and economic site. The exhibition will include a presentation of these projects not only through traditional model and plan form, but also through photography, video, digital media, and installation.
Throughout the twentieth century, Harlem has been regarded as a beacon of African-American culture. Sites such as the Apollo Theater, the Abyssinian Baptist Church and Malcolm X Corner at 125th Street serve as popular postcard images that identify historic moments and places. Today, Harlem continues to expand as a center of cultural and historic activity, and in the fall of 2002 The Studio Museum in Harlem launched an ongoing series that invites contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site for artistic contemplation and production. Installed in the lobby and available in the bookstore, these postcards will represent intimate views and perspectives on Harlem. Artists in this series include Alice Attie, Adler Guerrier and Kira Lynn Harris.
Image: a work by Amanda Williams
This project is generously supported by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.
The Studio Museum in Harlem gratefully acknowledges its many generous supporters.
Operation of The Studio Museum in Harlem's facility is supported, in part, with public funds provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by The Carnegie Corporation of NY, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and by corporations, foundations, and individuals.
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